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2011-10-27 Is a Worker's Suit Blocked by the Exclusive Remedy Provision? When a construction worker gets hurt while working with a subcontractor, how does that affect workers' comp? MORE 2011-10-20 Is a Worker Entitled to Benefits for Injury While Entering Vehicle? An employee slips getting into a work-issued vehicle. Is he covered for workers' comp even though he wasn't transporting himself to or from work at the time? MORE 2011-10-13 Was a Valid Claim Timely Enough? After a court finds that a worker got sick because of workplace conditions, one question remains: Was the claim brought in a timely fashion. MORE 2011-09-29 Can a technician prove employee status based on degree of supervisory control? Is a cable television and Internet technician an employee or independent contractor? MORE 2011-09-14 Did Worker Prove Entitlement to a Home Spa Pool? Should the purchase of a spa pool be a covered treatment option? MORE 2011-08-05 Do Higher Standards from a Supervisor Translate to a Successful Claim? Facing stricter supervision at work and some nasty scuttlebutt sent a county employee off on medical leave. MORE 2011-07-20 Seeing a Comp Claim to Its Rightful End An employee contends a work-related eye injury led to total loss of vision. But did he lose enough vision to receive such compensation? MORE 2011-07-07 Compensated for the Collapsing Chair? An outside salesman waits for his car to be repaired, and his seat collapses beneath him. Is the situation somehow similar to the going and coming rule? MORE 2011-06-22 What's Driving Temporary Disability? Can a worker pick up workers' comp benefits after a customer plows through his store's lobby in a motor vehicle and hits him? MORE 2011-06-09 Penalized by the Hour A company can't avoid paying temporary total disability to an injured construction worker. But can it avoid stiff penalties and attorney's fees? MORE 2011-05-26 Blame the Casserole Did a hospital and its adjuster mislead a nurse about her rights to temporary total disability benefits? MORE 2011-05-12 Winning a Workers' Comp Stare Down A truck driver and his employer do not see eye to eye over a corneal injury. Is the worker a "total fake," or does he deserve compensation? MORE
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